Yun Chu smiled and said, "Grandmother, don't worry. It's not that we can't afford to wait, it's that the Crown Prince can't afford to wait. As long as we keep at it, when the time comes, it will be him who is anxious, not us."
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
She knew her granddaughter's abilities very well, so she absolutely trusted her granddaughter's judgment.
The guard captain said, "Understood. I will now convey the young lady's message to everyone. Knowing that perseverance leads to victory, everyone will definitely grit their teeth and persevere!"
Yun Chuwei nodded slightly: "You go ahead, I'll stall for time."
After saying that, Yun Chu lightly touched the ground with her feet and leaped onto the roof of the main gate.
Seeing this, Xie Xuan also leaped up.
Xie Sheng looked up and saw Yun Chuwei, and smiled with satisfaction: "Yun Chuwei, you finally decided to come out and see me?"
Yun Chuwei stood on the rooftop, looking down at Xie Sheng, and asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing? Are you planning a rebellion?"
Xie Sheng spoke with a hint of arrogance: "Nonsense! I am the Crown Prince, the rightful heir of Great Chu. How could I be accused of rebellion? It's just that someone is framing me, and Father is unaware of it. I'm going to see Father to plead my case. These soldiers are only protecting me because they are loyal to Great Chu!"
Regardless of whether what he is doing now is rebellion or not, he cannot admit it.
If he admits it, wouldn't that put himself in an unjust position?
He could only gain the approval of the soldiers who were only helping him because of his maternal grandfather and uncle by emphasizing his legitimacy!
He looked at Yun Chuwei and continued earnestly, "Yun Chuwei, I am the future emperor of Great Chu, and that will never change. Now I'm giving you a choice! If you come down with me now, you will still be my only wife. If you don't, you will definitely regret it in the future!"
As soon as Xie Sheng finished speaking, Xie Xuan came to Yun Chuwei's side, reached out and grabbed Yun Chuwei's hand.
Although Xie Xuan was still dressed as a woman, Xie Sheng still recognized him.
"Xie Xuan..." Xie Sheng gritted his teeth.
Yun Chu interrupted Xie Sheng with a smile: "Your Highness, as far as I know, you already have a Crown Princess, right? With a wife, yet you promised me that I would be your only wife, your promise doesn't seem very sincere. Your Highness, are you lying to me?"
Yun Chuwei paused for a moment, then slowly continued, "It's alright if Your Highness lies to me. But seeing how easily Your Highness speaks, I can't help but worry about the soldiers who fight alongside you and share life and death with you. Your Highness, are your promises to them also false?"
Xie Sheng: ...
"What nonsense are you spouting? My promises to everyone are true! My promise to you is also true. Yun Chuwei, do you want to come with me or not?"
Yun Chuwei looked at Xie Sheng and slowly said, "This is a very important matter for me, and I need to think about it carefully!"
As she spoke, Yun Chuwei pinched her chin, appearing to consider the matter.
Although Xie Sheng was very displeased, he still frowned and looked at Yun Chuwei, waiting for her to consider.
Seeing this, Xie Xuan reached out and grabbed Yun Chuwei's hand, which was hanging down naturally.
Xie Sheng saw Xie Xuan's actions and was furious. He thought Xie Xuan was shameless and Yun Chuwei was too indecent, as she did not resist Xie Xuan's approach at all.
But he didn't dare say anything, after all, it had been a long time since he had managed to get Yun Chuwei to relent and consider whether or not to be with him.
However, Yun Chuwei did not answer, but simply pondered quietly.
"Yun Chuwei, have you thought it through?" Xie Sheng asked impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Yun Chuwei smiled and said, "Everyone says that's an important matter that needs careful consideration, so why are you rushing me?"
Xie Sheng's expression changed, and he asked, "Yun Chuwei, are you deliberately stalling for time?"
Yun Chuwei immediately shook her head: "If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do!"
Xie Sheng: ...
He gritted his teeth slightly, endured for a moment, and said, "Yun Chuwei, I'll give you another fifteen minutes. I hope you can give me an answer that satisfies me."
Yun Chuwei remained silent, and for the next fifteen minutes, no one spoke or made any move.
After a quarter of an hour, Xie Sheng's adjutant said to him, "Your Highness, we need to finish this quickly; we can't delay any longer!"
Xie Sheng understood that they could no longer delay.
Then Xie Sheng spoke up: "Yun Chuwei, have you thought it through? If you still haven't, I'll have no choice but to kill everyone in the Marquis's mansion!"
Yun Chuwei curled the corners of her lips and said casually, "Actually, I've thought it through from the very beginning! I could never follow someone as blind and gullible as His Highness the Crown Prince, who would mistake his own savior for someone else. I advise everyone not to follow such a person either, otherwise, you might all be mistakenly killed by His Highness the Crown Prince one day!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Xie Sheng roared. If he still didn't understand by now that Yun Chuwei was just trying to stall for time, then he had lived in vain. "Attack! Kill everyone in the Marquis's mansion!"
After Xie Sheng gave the order, his men rushed forward.
Just then, an arrow flew in from afar.
The arrow flew straight towards Xie Sheng's back, grazing his ear, and the arrowhead severed a lock of his hair.
Xie Sheng was shocked and turned around to see Xie Xin riding a tall horse, wearing a red battle robe, holding a bow and arrow, looking heroic and dashing.
Behind her stood rows of neatly arranged troops.
Moreover, the vast majority of them were women, clearly an army trained by Xie Xin.
Xie Sheng's face darkened. He finally understood that Yun Chuwei had gone to great lengths to delay the inevitable, just to wait for Xie Xin's reinforcements.
"Xie Xin, how dare you lay a hand on me?" Xie Sheng shouted angrily at Xie Xin.
Xie Xin sneered and said, "What do I have to be afraid of? Xie Sheng, if you take your men and get out of here right now, I can pretend I didn't see you! If you insist on attacking the Marquis's mansion, then I don't mind sending you all to your deaths!"
"You..." Xie Sheng was furious. He finally calmed down and said, "Xie Xin, you and I are blood relatives. Are you sure you want to go against me for the sake of an outsider?"
Xie Xin gave a mocking laugh: "So what if we're related by blood? So what if we're outsiders? Do you think I care about these things? Or do you think you care about these things? Why didn't you talk to me about sibling affection before? If you care about blood ties, then what are you doing now? Is this your attitude towards family?"
Xie Sheng choked, unable to speak.
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